Most Popular Blog Posts of the Week

Miss out on some of our blog posts from this week? Worry not—we're here to fill you in on what the most popular blog posts were from the past seven days. See below for our top five.

Vote on Washingtonian's Photo Contest Finalists!
Earlier this month, we asked for submissions for our first ever photo contest—and, boy, were we impressed by the response! More than 350 photos later, we narrowed it down to our five favorites (we know, we know—we said we'd keep it to three finalists, but there were just too many good ones to choose from!) Now we need your help in deciding who should be crowned the winner.

It's Time for Restaurant Week in Washington, DC
Ladies and gentlemen, start your OpenTable clicking. The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington announced the dates and details for DC’s next Restaurant Week, which will take place from August 11 to August 17.

Beauty School: Beautiful Savings on Hair, Facials, Massage and More
Top hairstylists started somewhere, right? If you aren’t risk-averse, you can save a lot of money by getting your hair cut or colored by a stylist in training: Beauty-school cuts cost as little as $10.

Where & When: What to Do This Weekend
Every Thursday we put together the weekend's best picks. Go summer star gazing, see an all-day hip-hop festival, party with roller-derby girls, and catch a tap-dancing band at the Black Cat. All this and more in this weekend's editions of your Where & When picks.

10 Sales Not to Miss
All stores have sales. But some sales are truly special. Besides ones at department stores—Bloomingdale’s Big Brown Bag sale, Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly sales, and Neiman Marcus’s First and Last Call—here are ten of the area’s best.

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